Reverse Dictionary: TRAIN

NOUNS
► ABORTION EXPRESS a train that ran from Darwin to Birdum → 1940 Aust. sl.
► ACCOMMODATION TRAIN a train which stops at all the stations on its route → 1838 US
► ACCORDION a train made up of Pullman cars → 1925 sl.
► ANCHOR a caboose → 1977 Amer. dial.
► ANIMAL CAR a caboose → 1938 Amer. railroad usage
► APE WAGON among railroad workers: a caboose → 1946 Amer. dial.
► ARMSTRONG a tool or machine operated or serviced by muscular strength rather than machinery; a hand-stoked locomotive → 1923 Amer. sl.
► BATTLESHIP the heaviest type of railroad locomotive; a large, heavy passenger car → Bk1975 US sl.
► BAZOO WAGON a caboose → 1977 Amer. railroad usage
► BED HOUSE a caboose → 1945 Amer. railroad usage
► BLACK SNAKE a train of coal cars → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► BOILER a steam locomotive → 1952 US sl.
► BOMBER a train → 1995 S. Afr. sl.
► BOUNCER on the railroad: a caboose → 1945 Amer. dial.
► BOWLING ALLEY a hand-fired coal-burning locomotive → 1940 Amer. railroad usage
► BRAIN BOX a railroad caboose → 1977 Amer. dial.
► BRAIN CAGE a railroad caboose → 1945 Amer. dial.
► BRAIN WAGON a railroad caboose → 1977 Amer. dial.
► BRASS, THE the locomotive bell → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► BUGGY a railroad caboose → 1899 Amer. dial.
► BULL a locomotive engine → a1889 US
► BULLGINE ► BULLJINE a locomotive or steam engine → 1846 Amer. dial.
► BUM-SICK TRAIN a train with a crew hostile to tramps → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► CABIN ► CABIN CAR the caboose on a railroad train → 1879 Amer. dial.
► CABOOSE BOUNCE a train consisting of nothing more than an engine and a brake-van (caboose) → 1929 US sl.
► CABOOSE HOP a short train consisting of only and engine and a caboose → 1940 Amer. dial.
► CAGE a brake-van (caboose) → 1931 US sl.
► CALAMITY JANE a train → Brit. rhyming sl.
► CALLIOPE a steam locomotive → 1929 US railroad jargon
► CANNONBALL a fast or express train; also, facetiously, a slow train or branch railroad → 1888 Amer. dial.
► CARAVAN a railway train, esp. a train expressly chartered to convey people to a price fight → Bk1891 boxing usage
► CHARIOT a caboose; occasionally a passenger car → 1931 Can. railroadmen’s sl.
► CHATTANOOGA a railroad train → 1940s Amer. sl.
► CHIPPY on the railroad: a narrow-gauge track, car, or train → 1918 Amer. sl.
► CHUCK WAGON a caboose  → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► COFFEE POT a steam locomotive → 1945 US Western sl. (Bk.)
► COOP a caboose → 1977 Amer. dial.
► COVERED CARS a passenger train → 1960 Amer. dial.
► COW-PUSHER a train that stops at every station → 1950 Amer. dial.
► COW TRAIN a train that stops at every station along the way → 1951 Amer. dial.
► CRANBERRY PUSHER a small train that runs on a narrow track → 1950 Amer. dial.
► CRIB a caboose → 1945 Amer. dial.
► CRUMB BOX a caboose → 1945 Amer. dial.
► CRUMMY a caboose or bunk car → 1926 Amer. dial.
► CUSHION a railroad passenger car → 1918 Amer. dial.
► DANGLER an express or freight train → 1910s tramps’ sl.
► DECK the roof of a train or stagecoach → M19 sl.
► DINKEY ► DINKY a small locomotive; a train pulled by such a locomotive; a small branch railway → 1874 Amer. dial.
► DOGBOX a type of small and basic compartment in a railway carriage → 1905 Aust. sl.
► DOGHOUSE a caboose → 1898 Amer. dial.
► DOODLE a small local train → 1942 Amer. dial.
► DOODLEBUG a small local train → 1965 Amer. dial.
► DOWN a train or coach travelling away from the capital or principal terminus → 1884 obs.
► DRAG a freight train. esp. a slow one → 1925 US sl.
► DRUNKARD a passenger train running late on a Saturday night → 1977 US sl.
► FLIER ► FLYER an express train → 1888 Amer. dial.
► FLOPHOUSE a brakevan (caboose) → 1977 US sl.
► GALLOPING GOOSE a train, car, or plane that runs badly → 1910s US sl.
► GLORY WAGON a caboose → 1945 Amer. dial.
► GO-CART a caboose → 1945 Amer. dial.
► GULLY JUMPER a train → 1942 US jocular
► GUTS the undercarriage of railroad trains on which tramps hitched a ride → 1910s US criminals’ sl.
► HACK a caboose → 1916 Amer. dial.
► HAIL AND RAIN a train → 1920s rhyming sl.
► HAY-BURNER an old or primitive locomotive → 1916 Amer. dial.
► HAY WAGON a brakevan (caboose) → 1977 US sl.
► HEARSE a caboose → 1931 Amer. dial.
► HIGHBALL a fast train → 1934 Amer. dial.
► HIGH HENRY a railroad train → 1934 Amer. dial.
► HOBOLAND a train with a crew friendly to tramps → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► HOBO LIMITED a train with a crew friendly to tramps → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► HOG a locomotive, orig. a heavy freight engine → 1915 US sl.
► HORSTILE TRAIN a train with a crew hostile to tramps → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► HOTSHOT a fast train → 1922 US sl.
► HOT WHEELS a fast express train → Bk1970 US railroad sl.
► HUMPBACK JOB a local freight train → 1946 US sl.
► HUT a brakevan (caboose) → 1946 US sl.
► IRON-HORSE a locomotive → Bk1896 sl.
► JACK a locomotive → 1931 Can. railroadmen’s sl.
► JIGGER a slow freight train → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► JOHNNY O’BRIEN a slow freight train → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► JOHN O’BRIEN a boxcar; a freight train; a passenger train → 1912 US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► KETTLE a locomotive, esp. a steam locomotive → 1926 Amer. dial.
► KITCHEN a caboose → 1940 Amer. dial.
► LOCO a locomotive → 1833 Amer. dial.
► MAN IN THE HOLE a train in the siding → Bk1970 US railroad sl.
► MEET a place where two or more trains come together, esp. from opposite directions → 1916 Amer. dial.
► MEXICAN STANDOFF a collision that happens when two trains travelling in opposite directions on the same track are unable to stop before they collide → 1969 Amer. dial.
► MILL a steam locomotive → 1926 Amer. railroad & loggers’ usage
► MILL KETTLE a locomotive, esp. a steam locomotive → 1932 Amer. dial.
► MONKEY CAGE a caboose → 1950 Amer. dial.
► MONKEY HOUSE, THE a caboose → 1931 Can. railroadmen’s sl.
► MONKEY HUT a caboose → 1977 Amer. dial.
► MONKEY WAGON a caboose → 1977 Amer. dial.
► MUCK-TRAIN a commissariat train → c1850 Brit. army sl.
► OMNIBUS TRAIN a railway train stopping at all the stations on the route → 1893
► OWL TRAIN a train that runs at night → 1856 Amer. sl.
► PALACE a caboose → 1931 Can. railroadmen’s sl.
► PARLOR in railroading: a caboose → 1931 Amer. dial.
► PEDDLER a local or slow freight train → 1926 Amer. railroading usage
► PENTHOUSE a brakevan (caboose) cupola → 1977 US sl.
► PERAMBULATOR a brakevan (caboose) → 1977 US sl.
► PIG a railroad locomotive → 1931 Amer. dial.
► PILOT ► PILOT WHEEL one of the low front wheels of a locomotive → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► PUFFER a train → Brit. sl.
► PUFFING BILLY a locomotive → L19 sl.
► PUFF-PUFF a steam locomotive; a railway train → c1870 sl.
► QUILL a steam-locomotive whistle → 1940 Amer. dial.
► RAT a train; a freight train → 1910s UK criminals’ sl.
► RATTLE a passenger train or carriage of the train → 1862 UK sl.
► RATTLER a freight train or carriage of a train → 1848 US sl.
– a passenger train → 1859 UK sl.
► ROD a freight train → 1930s African-American sl.
► RODS the metalwork (struts, supports, etc.) found under a railroad coach or wagon → 1900s tramps’ sl.
► SALOON a brakevan (caboose) → 1977 US sl.
► SCOOT ► SCOOT TRAIN a shuttle train → c1870 Amer. dial.
► SHANTY in railroading: a caboose → 1931 Amer. dial.
► SHED any form of depot or terminus, esp. of trains → 1940 US criminals’ sl.
► SHOOFLY a local train → 1907 Amer. dial.
► SHORT DOG a local train or bus → 1955 Amer. dial.
► SIDE-DOOR PULLMAN a freight car → L19 US tramps’ usage
► SIDERODROMOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of railroads or of travelling on trains → Bk1991
► SILENT DEATH an electric train → c1950 railwaymen’s usage
► SMOKE-ARCH the smoke-box of a locomotive → 1864 US
► SMOKER a smoky chimney, locomotive, etc.→ 1883
► SMOKOLOTIVE a locomotive → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► SNOOZER a Pullman sleeping carriage on a passenger train → 1975 US sl.
► STRING OF BOXES a train of boxcars → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► STRING OF VARNISH a passenger train → 1945 Amer. dial.
► TEA KETTLE a locomotive, esp. a steam locomotive → 1931 Amer. dial.
► TEAPOT a French locomotive → World War I Amer. sl.
► TIN HARE a train, esp. a rail-motor, i.e. a small passenger train consisting of the engine and 1 coach → 1930s sl.
► TOONERVILLE CAR a small, run-down, or unreliable railroad, train, railcar, or trolley → 1965 Amer. dial.
► TOONERVILLE EXPRESS a small, run-down, or unreliable railroad, train, railcar, or trolley → 1965 Amer. dial.
► TOONERVILLE TROLLEY a small, run-down, or unreliable railroad, train, railcar, or trolley → 1919 Amer. dial.
► TRAIN-SURFING riding illegally on the roof of a train for the thrills → 1980s US sl.
► VAN a brakevan, a caboose → 1977 US sl.
► VARNISH ► VARNISH CAR a railroad passenger car → 1927 Amer. dial.
► VARNISHED BOXES a passenger train → 1945 Amer. dial.
► VARNISHED CAR a railroad passenger car → 1885 Amer. dial.
► VARNISHED JOB a passenger train → 1945 Amer. dial.
► VARNISHED SHOT a passenger train → 1945 Amer. dial.
► VARNISHED WAGONS a passenger train → 1945 Amer. dial.
► VELVET a passenger train carriage → 1977 US sl.
► WAGON-LIT a sleeping coach on a Continental train → 1884
► WALKING TRAIN a local train → 1920s W. Indies sl.
► WILD-CAT a locomotive and tender running without cars → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► ZULU a train for either emigrants or immigrants → 1931 Can. railroadmen’s usage
► ZULU CAR a railroad boxcar used for transporting emigrants and their belongings to the western portions of the US → 1848 Amer. dial.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BABY LIFTER a brakeman on a passenger train → 1946 US sl.
► BABY-SNATCHER a brakeman on a passenger train → 1920 US railroad usage
► BASHER in trainspotting: an enthusiast who will travel for as far as possible in the train behind a specific locomotive → 2003 UK sl.
► BRAKEY ► BREAKY a brakesman on a train → 1887 US colloq.
► BUTCH a vendor of newspapers on railroad trains → 1919 US sl.
► BUTCHER a vendor of newspapers, peanuts, candy, etc., esp. aboard a passenger train or at a sporting event → 1880 US sl.
► CAPTAIN the conductor or guard of a train → 1862 Amer. usage
► DEADHEAD an empty freight car or freight train; thus one who rides it → 1938 Amer. dial.
► EAGER-EYE a locomotive engineer who must be constantly on the lookout for signals and obstacles → 1943 Amer. dial.
► GREASEBURNER the fireman on a locomotive → 1920 Amer. dial.
► HIGHBALL ARTIST a locomotive engineer who is noted for fast running → 1930 Amer. dial.
► HOGSHEAD an engineer of a locomotive → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► JUGGLER a member of a train crew or loads and unloads freight at stops on a run → 1946 US sl.
► MASTER, THE the conductor of a train → 1931 Can. railroadmen’s sl.
► NEWS BUTCHER a seller of newspapers, sweets, etc., on a train → 1894 US sl.
► PASSENGER STIFF a railway passenger → 1977 US sl.
► PEANUT BUTCHER a vendor of newspapers aboard a passenger train → 1902 US sl.
► SHACK ► SHACKS a brakeman or guard on a train → 1899 Amer. sl.
► SILK GLOVE a guard on a passenger train; not praise → 1977 US sl.
► TALLOW POT a fireman on a locomotive →  1914 US tramp & railroad usage
► TENDER the guard of a train → B1900 Eng. dial.
► TRACK-BASHER a specialist trainspotter who travels little-used sections of the rail network → 2003 UK sl.
► WAGON-SPOTTER a trainspotter who specialises in ‘collecting’ freight wagons → 2003 UK sl.
► ZULU an immigrant with all his possessions travelling by rail to his new home in the West → Bk1978 railroad usage 

VERBS
► BALL THE JACK to move rapidly or swiftly; to make haste; to go fast (said esp. of a railroad train); to work swiftly or energetically → 1913 Amer. sl.
► BEAT ONE’S WAY to make one’s way by stealing rides on railroad trains, usually in freight cars → 1873 Amer. sl.
► BEAT THE ROAD to travel on a railroad train without paying → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► BE ON THE CUSHIONS to ride in a passenger coach → 1927 US criminals’ sl.
► BREAK OUT to break or train an animal to work → 1923 Amer. dial.
► BUM to travel on a train without a ticket → 1896 US colloq.
► DECK to ride on the roof of a freight car → L19 US tramps’ sl.
► DITCH to throw off a moving train → L19 US tramps’ sl.
► DYNAMITE to stop a train suddenly → 1977 US sl.
► FLIP A RATTLER to catch a train → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► GET IN A JACKPOT to be involved in an accident or dangerous situation with a train → 1970 Amer. railroad usage
► GO HIGH to ride on top of a train → Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► GRAB AN ARMFUL OF BOXCARS to steal a ride on a freight train → 1918 US sl.
► GREASE THE RAILS to be run over by a train; to commit suicide by throwing oneself on the railway tracks → 1910s US sl.
► HOOK to secure a ride for oneself, as by hitchhiking; to steal a ride on a train → 1930 Amer. sl.
► HOP A RATTLER to catch a train → Bk1942 Amer. sl.
► LIGHT UP to board a train illegally → 1900s  US criminals sl.
► MACE to avoid paying one’s train fare → 1920s UK criminals’ sl.
► MACE THE RATTLER to travel in a train without paying → 1880 sl.
► NAB to steal a ride on a train → 1920s US tramps’ sl.
► NAG of a train: to jump on, to ride → 1933 US sl.
► NAIL to catch or steal a ride on a freight train → 1907 Amer. tramps’ sl.
► NAIL A RATTLER to steal a ride on a moving train → 1927 US tramps’ sl.
► RIDE THE CUSHIONS to ride first class on a train → 1918 US students’ sl.
► SCALE ► SCALE A TRAIN to board and ride a train without paying → 1910s Aust. & NZ sl.